The contrast between a married householder and a celibate ascetic who has left home and family has been highlighted in scholarship on ancient Indian religion and culture. But this is the first volume dedicated exclusively to the study of the neglected member of this pair, the householder. Through detailed study of inscriptions and texts, it shows that the ancient Indian householder was viewed as someone dedicated to holiness, just like an ascetic. The history of thecommon Sanskrit term used for householder, g?hastha, shows its sharp contrast to the ascetic who has left home and also points to the essential religious nature of the householder.…mehr
The contrast between a married householder and a celibate ascetic who has left home and family has been highlighted in scholarship on ancient Indian religion and culture. But this is the first volume dedicated exclusively to the study of the neglected member of this pair, the householder. Through detailed study of inscriptions and texts, it shows that the ancient Indian householder was viewed as someone dedicated to holiness, just like an ascetic. The history of thecommon Sanskrit term used for householder, g?hastha, shows its sharp contrast to the ascetic who has left home and also points to the essential religious nature of the householder.
Patrick Olivelle is Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin. He was President of the American Oriental Society. The author of over 30 books and 50 articles, his books have won awards from American Academy of Religion and Association of Asian Studies. His major publications include: Yajñavalkya: A Treatise on Dharma; Hindu Law: A New History of Dharmasastra ; Reader on Dharma: Classical Indian Law; King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India; Visnu's Code of Law; The Life of the Buddha; Manu's Code of Law; Upanisads; and Asrama System.
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* Preface * Abbreviations * Contributors * Introduction Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at Austin * Prologue Whitney Cox, University of Chicago * PART ONE: VEDIC AND PRAKRIT SOURCES * Chapter One * The Term G hastha and the (Pre)history of the Householder * Stephanie Jamison, UCLA * Chapter Two * Pasanda: Religious Communities in the Asokan Inscriptions and Early Literature * Joel Brereton, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Three * G hastha in Asoka's Classification of Religious People * Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Four * G hastha in the Sramanic Discourse: A Lexical Survey of House Residents in Early Pali Texts * Oliver Freiberger, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Five * Gahavai and Gihattha: The Householder in the Early Jaina Sources * Claire Maes, University of Texas at Austin * PART TWO: THE SANSKRIT SASTRAS * Chapter Six * The Late Appearance of the G hastha in the Vedic Domestic Ritual Codes as a Married Religious Professional * Timothy Lubin, Washington and Lee University * Chapter Seven * G hastha, Asrama, and the Origin of Dharmasastra * Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Eight * The Householder in Early Dharmasastra Literature * David Brick, Yale University * Chapter Nine * Householders, Holy and Otherwise, in the Niti and Kama Literature * Mark McClish, Northwestern University * PART THREE: EPIC AND KAVYA LITERATURE * Chapter Ten * The G hastha in the Mahabharata * Adam Bowles, University of Queensland, Australia * Chapter Eleven * G hasthas Don't Belong in the Ramayana * Aaron Sherraden, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Twelve * Householders and Housewives in Early Kavya Literature * Csaba Dezso, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary * Index
* Preface * Abbreviations * Contributors * Introduction Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at Austin * Prologue Whitney Cox, University of Chicago * PART ONE: VEDIC AND PRAKRIT SOURCES * Chapter One * The Term G hastha and the (Pre)history of the Householder * Stephanie Jamison, UCLA * Chapter Two * Pasanda: Religious Communities in the Asokan Inscriptions and Early Literature * Joel Brereton, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Three * G hastha in Asoka's Classification of Religious People * Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Four * G hastha in the Sramanic Discourse: A Lexical Survey of House Residents in Early Pali Texts * Oliver Freiberger, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Five * Gahavai and Gihattha: The Householder in the Early Jaina Sources * Claire Maes, University of Texas at Austin * PART TWO: THE SANSKRIT SASTRAS * Chapter Six * The Late Appearance of the G hastha in the Vedic Domestic Ritual Codes as a Married Religious Professional * Timothy Lubin, Washington and Lee University * Chapter Seven * G hastha, Asrama, and the Origin of Dharmasastra * Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Eight * The Householder in Early Dharmasastra Literature * David Brick, Yale University * Chapter Nine * Householders, Holy and Otherwise, in the Niti and Kama Literature * Mark McClish, Northwestern University * PART THREE: EPIC AND KAVYA LITERATURE * Chapter Ten * The G hastha in the Mahabharata * Adam Bowles, University of Queensland, Australia * Chapter Eleven * G hasthas Don't Belong in the Ramayana * Aaron Sherraden, University of Texas at Austin * Chapter Twelve * Householders and Housewives in Early Kavya Literature * Csaba Dezso, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary * Index
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